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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 4:55:49 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy a+++ would read again
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 4:41:26 PM
In Reply To @danaeshell
@danaeshell @freeagent We're a Delaware C corporation, would this still apply??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 4:34:06 PM
In Reply To @esd
@esd @waxpancake I don't own any blue jeans. Not a single pair. Haven't for 20 years.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 3:08:51 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake haha so it WAS a nightclub! I never understood that was coded racism!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 3:02:10 PM
In Reply To @waxpancake
@waxpancake do you think that's the intent? I remember dress codes exactly like that at nightclubs / dance clubs.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 1:08:53 PM
In Reply To @BenLiddicott
@BenLiddicott any comments on this @textfiles ?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 12:54:01 PM
In Reply To @DinaPomeranz
@dinapomeranz so the same people are owning more and more guns?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 29, 2016, 3:45:04 AM
In Reply To @RichardPrice
@RichardPrice the dead guy who let the domain drop? It's his fault? Look more closely.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 5:25:27 AM
In Reply To @dzuelke
@dzuelke @patio11 the Tokyo neighborhoods voted for more housing. For cultural reasons I think that's supremely unlikely in the USA.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 5:18:51 AM
In Reply To @dzuelke
@dzuelke @patio11 the culture is so radically different that you can't extrapolate. The horrific gender dynamics are a key difference.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 5:10:47 AM
In Reply To @dzuelke
@dzuelke @patio11 I would not equate any other first world country with Japan in any dimension. They exist in their own space.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 5:08:57 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 Only if it is 20,000 words and not a single word less.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 4:29:09 AM
In Reply To @dzuelke
@dzuelke @patio11 Japan is an outlier in many ways among first world countries. Read the article.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 4:28:10 AM
In Reply To @fletom
@fletom @patio11 perhaps "outlier" is a better word? Japan's treatment of women, as a society, is unconscionable.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 1:25:58 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 this is almost primal capitalism 101. Never allow new housing, and the value of the house you own _always_ goes up.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 1:22:32 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 I don't think putting this decision in the hands of the neighborhoods is a good idea. Japan is.. freakish: https://t.co/H9Ak9WuSVp
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 28, 2016, 1:15:28 AM
In Reply To @patio11
@patio11 why would any neighborhood _ever_ vote to add more housing? Literally: what's in it for them?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 6:26:02 PM
In Reply To @manuelhe
@manuelhe umm.. all our stuff is already minified. So it's breaking functioning, minified code.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 6:15:26 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor I am still pissed off about that. They basically lied to my literal face. In person. https://t.co/92IGC155EX
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 6:11:46 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor I said hurtful things about Facebook, based on them completely failing their promises to us while I was at Stack Overflow
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 6:09:50 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor @pmarca JOIN THE CLUB BUDDY! (slaps Parker on the back, a bit over enthusiastically)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:56:46 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor the solution is sometimes to build parallel new systems rather than turning the battleship.. for edu There Will Be a Reckoning
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:48:11 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles what the hell, why pull all the old content??
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:47:15 PM
In Reply To @thmcmahon
@thmcmahon one thing they really screwed up: no search within ribbon. That's critical.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:46:44 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor the particular variant of "shit's easy syndrome" that software devs have is because they expect an easy-to-change medium to work in
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:42:57 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor that said, it works because software is so malleable and easy to change.. bits versus atoms.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 5:42:31 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor mayyyybe. But "remove it and see who complains" is honestly one of the most effective solutions in software, at least.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 1:43:13 AM
In Reply To @rands
@rands just wait until you see Drago
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 27, 2016, 12:13:09 AM
In Reply To @xor
@xor when it comes to online porn "don't do that really easy thing" isn't... convincing
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 5:29:23 PM
In Reply To @JasonPunyon
@JasonPunyon show me the 2006 article? {{citation needed}}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 5:23:53 PM
In Reply To @_joshmccray
@theJMcCray @Coudal @chriscoyier so Google Fonts then?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 5:15:13 PM
In Reply To @Coudal
@Coudal @chriscoyier what's the analog to IKEA in this scenario
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 4:48:33 PM
In Reply To @mikl
@mikl no dude this is either world-class trolling, or insane: https://t.co/l2Urbhl2Al
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 4:40:50 PM
In Reply To @mikl
@mikl did you mean "insane opinions"?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 4:14:58 PM
In Reply To @jessamyn
@jessamyn the color scale here is super hard to parse. Maybe a continuum (cold/hot) would have been better?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 3:11:21 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles you bring up a good point, where are our hugs, @ftrain
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 3:07:35 PM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I am positive @ftrain is a great dad
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 3:02:22 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy comment inspired by browsing Steam.. anime game.. giant super sexualized women, 90% of the time
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 2:34:38 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg I liked the way @pamelafox expressed this recently: "what makes you forget to eat and forget to use the bathroom?"
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 2:14:25 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain @JasonPunyon luckily most of our customers are pretty cool, though.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 2:13:44 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain @JasonPunyon Oh, I have no problem saying no. In fact I kind of enjoy it. I have all but told some of our customers to f**k off.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 2:05:16 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain I am trying to imagine what it would be like to have you as my manager
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 1:36:34 PM
In Reply To @DamianEdwards
@DamianEdwards @ThePDuffy3 you *really* should wait for something 16nm, which will be later this year
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 1:16:32 PM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg so basically.. have a few kids?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 1:13:38 PM
In Reply To @DamianEdwards
@DamianEdwards @borgdylan you should. 16nm was a huge leap for Gpus.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 1:12:17 PM
In Reply To @borgdylan
@borgdylan @DamianEdwards I would wait for more of the 16nm Gpus to be released first. Only 1080 and 1070 so far.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:56:25 PM
In Reply To @DamianEdwards
@DamianEdwards HEVC is partially there but 10-bit color at anything over 1080p is a beat down. Put aside 10-bit color and it works
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:54:37 PM
In Reply To @MrAlanCooper
@MrAlanCooper @lizardbill @yishan the funny thing is I know most of it from video games.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:48:00 PM
In Reply To @MrAlanCooper
@MrAlanCooper @lizardbill @yishan I knew literally every fact in that article and I don't own any guns
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:31:01 PM
In Reply To @DamianEdwards
@DamianEdwards see latest post on my blog
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:30:45 PM
In Reply To @DamianEdwards
@DamianEdwards skylake integrated GPU video is what I recommend for max efficiency
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 1:33:04 AM
In Reply To @DreamArcades
@DreamArcades I suggest avoiding Intel atom series if you can
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 23, 2016, 12:07:44 AM
In Reply To @DreamArcades
@DreamArcades what is the exact x86 CPU model used? (I am a backer)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 8:21:44 PM
In Reply To @punyweakling
@punyweakling speak for yourself I cannot get enough hot sweet new U2
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 7:17:35 PM
In Reply To @punyweakling
@punyweakling Apple >>> Sony
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 6:40:20 PM
In Reply To @ftrain
@ftrain true. it looks like @LoorinM is da real mvp here
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 6:25:20 PM
In Reply To @tmslft
@tmslft it is different! It's in the shape of a lightning port now ;)
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 6:11:47 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
@lizardbill @lowellheddings it is super mega dumb that Twitter hasn't added this feature on the web or its apps yet.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 6:10:49 PM
In Reply To @tmslft
@tmslft additional battery room in the device, the headphone jack is quite deep, and devices are tiny
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 6:04:42 PM
In Reply To @tensorbodega
@nicksahler removing the depth of the jack allows for more battery, though. It's a very "deep" jack.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 5:21:32 PM
In Reply To @DreamArcades
@DreamArcades @komocode @textfiles ahhh Bleem. I had a Bleem CD!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 4:18:04 PM
In Reply To @angrysql
@angrysql not sure.. let's ask @Nick_Craver
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 3:48:19 PM
In Reply To @eviltrout
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 3:21:39 PM
In Reply To @jzy
@jzy oh man ouch :(
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 22, 2016, 3:55:22 AM
In Reply To @mstum
@mstum there is no game in MC
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 10:10:52 PM
In Reply To @mellowfish
@mellowfish not really!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 9:13:38 PM
In Reply To @tqbf
@tqbf the funny thing is I had no idea who that Jacob Applebaum guy even was. Rock star to who exactly? Now Alan Kay on the other hand.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 9:08:51 PM
In Reply To @pierre
@pierre @cshirky @CodyBrown people see Gawker, correctly, as evil. Who exactly is there to root for in evil v. evil?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 8:12:12 PM
In Reply To @mellowfish
@mellowfish versus the happy ending zombie novels?
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 8:11:35 PM
In Reply To @sgrif
@sgrif allowing (and encouraging) groups seems to put an end to any hope of sane reliable matchmaking
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 4:33:18 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles I take a 10 year view on this kind of stuff. Still, 32-bit is some evil shit.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 4:30:56 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles fair point. Sorry for irreverence.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 21, 2016, 4:22:13 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles 32-bit lol
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 7:20:55 PM
In Reply To @firasd
@firasd this also breaks every Discourse site as well
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 6:52:17 PM
In Reply To @eigenbom
@eigenbom Always Be Improving, I say.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 5:27:02 PM
In Reply To @FPresencia
@FPresencia also true of Safari on Mac, I measured 2x power efficiency over Chrome. Big big difference.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 5:10:42 PM
In Reply To @marcprecipice
@marcprecipice @cap @jasonfried another way to structure this: have two "I care a LOT" chits you can have in play, but never more than that
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 5:09:08 PM
In Reply To @lizardbill
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 3:55:43 PM
In Reply To @juanplopes
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 1:51:22 PM
In Reply To @_ColinS_
@_ColinS_ @loydcase everything old is new again https://t.co/OvHlhPGYE7
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 1:42:19 PM
In Reply To @_ColinS_
@_ColinS_ @loydcase same arguments were made in GTA 5 switch to first person on PC, also horsecrap
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 1:38:06 PM
In Reply To @fishbulb_ca
@fishbulb_ca sorry, seems OK now
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 3:24:46 AM
In Reply To @textfiles
@textfiles ... day ain't over yet
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 20, 2016, 2:32:29 AM
In Reply To @lwansbrough
@lwansbrough yeah, this is gonna be.. complicated
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 19, 2016, 1:15:54 AM
In Reply To @jonskeet
@jonskeet oh dear
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 18, 2016, 11:49:18 PM
In Reply To @maggiekb1
@maggiekb1 there is a song I have not heard or thought of in two decades
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 10:14:05 PM
In Reply To @nektro
@Nektro I like the cut of your jib
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 9:35:01 PM
In Reply To @mattcutts
@mattcutts wow awesome!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 5:49:26 PM
In Reply To @chetfaliszek
@chetfaliszek not until I see a damn LFD3 or HL3 release date
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 5:49:02 PM
In Reply To @xor
@xor {{citation needed}}
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 3:08:01 AM
In Reply To @paulg
@paulg I had to order my damn kinder eggs off eBay by way of Israel. Not even joking. Our kids LOVE them. I recommend it!
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 2:22:33 AM
In Reply To @nabeel
@nabeel hotrodders with thousands of dollars to spare is not gonna be a great long term market. It has to cross the chasm.
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Jeff Atwood @codinghorror
Jun 17, 2016, 2:04:53 AM
In Reply To @nabeel
@nabeel there's only so far anyone can get inside the PC sandbox, and consoles are becoming more PC-like every year
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